Configuring your email accounts

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Learn how to add email accounts to an Android phone or tablet. Choose the account type: IMAP for webmail, POP3 for traditional ISP email, and Exchange for Outlook or Exchange Server email. The email address and password is all that's needed to configure most new accounts. Set the email account name. Change the Sync Frequency to keep mail updated. Use the Refresh technique to update an inbox.

- [Instructor] An Android phone or tablet is more than…up to the task of handling all your email.…Gmail does it naturally, because Gmail is associated…with your Google account.…All other email is handled through the email app.…Now the current trend is to have the Gmail app…handle everything, all your Android's email.…But on some phones and tablets, the Gmail app…only handles Gmail and a separate app called Email…handles the rest of your email.…However it works adding a new account happens the same way.…Now your Gmail account was configured during initial setup.…

After that you can add additional…email accounts to your device.…While you might look at all your email accounts the same,…the Android classifies them into different types.…There are web mail accounts, corporate email,…and then traditional ISP email.…The procedure for adding each account type is similar.…You start in the settings app and choose accounts.…Here you see accounts associated with this device.…To add a new account, an email account, choose add account.…

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2/9/2017

This course shows you how to get the most out of your Android phone or tablet. Join Dan Gookin for a comprehensive tour of the Android operating system features you can use on your device. Dan starts with a review of the basics including navigation and typing. Then he shows how to make phone calls and video calls, organize contacts, and send and receive emails and texts. Next, Dan demonstrates how to use different camera modes to capture compelling video and images. Finally, Dan also shares how to manage your calendar, alarms, and appointments. He wraps up by explaining how to maintain your Android device, including syncing and sharing data as well as troubleshooting problems.